Abimbola Alale appointed NIGCOMSAT Managing Director for another 4 years

Ms. Abimbola Alale

The Federal Government of Nigeria yesterday extended the appointment of Ms Abimbola Alale as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NIGCOMSAT for another 4-year term.

NIGCOMSAT Ltd is a satellite communications service provider wholly owned by the Federal Government of Nigeria providing secured broadband, broadcast network and ancillary services in Nigeria, Africa and beyond. The company, incorporated on April 4, 2006, currently manages and operates Nigeria’s communication satellite – NigComSat – 1R.

Abimbola Alale who became the only African on the board of Space Generation Advisory Council last year has been listed as one of the top women in the African Space Industry She has pursued an active career in the Space Sector for over seventeen years, a career that began at the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) where, as the Assistant Project Manager, she was part of the team that championed the manufacture and launch of the first sub- Saharan African communication satellite, NigComSat-1 in May 2007.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan initially appointed her in 2015 as Chief Executive Officer for Nigerian Communications Satellite following the sack of Former CEO, Engineer Ahmed Timasaniyu.

Abimbola H. Alale holds a postgraduate degree in Space Studies and an MBA degree from the International Space University, Strasbourg, France. Abimbola Alale actively worked on some national priority projects such as the NigComSat-1, NigComSat-1R projects and the establishment of a National Direct-to-Home Digital Transmission Centre.

NIGCOMSAT Ltd, under Ms Abimbola Alale’s leadership, is expected to attain the milestone of full commercialization of the company.

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